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4 de jul. de 2004 · Thomas Nelson, Jr. Thomas Nelson, Jr., a rich planter-merchant who at one time owned more than 400 slaves, was one of the most active of the Virginia patriots. Mainly because of health problems, however, his career in Congress was brief and undistinguished, though he made great financial sacrifices during the war and won fame as a militia ...
18 de feb. de 2020 · Thomas Nelson, Jr. was a Virginian statesman and delegate to the Continental Congress. Public domain image. Thomas Nelson Jr. was born on December 26, 1738 in Yorktown, Virginia. Thomas, Jr. was named after his grandfather, who was an immigrant from England. Thomas’ father, William Nelson was a governor and a colony leader in Virginia.
Thomas Nelson, Jr. was born on December 26, 1738, at Yorktown, Virginia, the son of William Nelson and Elizabeth Burwell. He was known as “Junior” because his uncle Thomas Nelson was also of Yorktown. Through his mother’s Burwell family and her Carter ancestors, his family’s history can be traced back to King Henry III in England ...
November 4, 2016. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only signers of the Declaration of Independence to become President of the United States, but they certainly weren't the only signers elected to public office in the new federal government. In fact, seven signers were part of the 1st United States Congress (1789-1791), eight including ...
Thomas Nelson Jr. was the grandson of Thomas Nelson (nicknamed 'Scotch Tom') who migrated from Penrith in Cumberland to settle Virginia in in 1705.¹ ² ³ 'Scotch Tom' became a merchant in Yorktown, then a major sea-port in Virginia, and constructed a wharf and warehouse facilities on the York River.³ He earnt money by shipping cured tobacco to England and Virginian corn and pork to Barbados ...
Thomas Nelson Jr. was born into the aristocratic society of Virginia in December of 1738. Like most of the southern Gentleman of his day, he gained a private education in England, culminating in a degree from Cambridge. He returned in 1761 and soon became involved in service to his colony and his country.
18 de jun. de 2023 · Thomas Nelson, Jr. was a direct descendent of England's King Henry III, and also the grandson of the exceptionally rich and powerful Robert "King" Carter. He was the first of five children born to William Nelson and Elizabeth Carter, and stood to gain an enormous inheritance from his aristocratic family of planters and merchants.
